Sports Mega-Events and Economic Growth: A Synthetic Control Approach

2022 ◽  
pp. 152700252110710
Author(s):  
Michał Marcin Kobierecki ◽  
Michał Pierzgalski
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Synthetic Control ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Control Approach ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Olympic Games

This paper contributes to the current literature investigating whether hosting sports mega-events brings tangible economic benefits to the host country. Specifically, we examine whether staging the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cups leads to observable economic growth. The research has been conducted through a quasi-experimental study in the spirit of the difference-in-differences method. The research subject includes states in which the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup were held between 2010 and 2016: Canada, South Africa, Great Britain, and Brazil. We found that there is no significant effect of hosting sports mega-events on economic growth.

Global Sport

2018 ◽  
pp. 596-612
Author(s):  
Richard Giulianotti
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Future Research ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Sociocultural Issues ◽  
The Olympic Games

World sport often appears as one of the most powerful illustrations of globalization in action. This chapter provides a critical analysis of global sport. Four major areas of research and debate on global sport are examined: political–economic issues, centering particularly on the commercial growth of sport and inequalities between different regions; global sport mega-events such as the Olympic Games or World Cup finals in football; the emergence and institutionalization of the global sport for development and peace; and sociocultural issues, notably the importance of global sport to diverse and shifting forms of identity and belonging. Concluding recommendations are provided on areas for future research into global sport.

The Economic Benefits of Mega Events: A Myth or a Reality? A Longitudinal Study on the Olympic Games

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengli Tien ◽  
Huai-Chun Lo ◽  
Hsiou-Wei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Winter Olympic Games ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
The Olympic Games

This study concerns research related to mega events, such as the Olympic Games, to determine whether the economic impact of the Olympic Games on the host countries is significant. This study uses two methods, panel data analysis and event study, to test hypotheses based on the data from 15 countries that have hosted 24 summer and winter Olympic Games. The results indicate that the economic impact of the Olympic Games on the host countries is only significant in terms of certain parameters (i.e., gross domestic product performance and unemployment) in the short term. These findings provide decision makers with comprehensive and multidimensional knowledge about the economic impact of hosting a mega event and about whether their objectives can be realized as expected.

Erratum

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
The Olympic Games

In the article by Chengli Tien, Huai-Chun Lo, and Hsiou-Wei Lin titled “The Economic Benefits of Mega Events: A Myth or a Realty? A Longitudinal Study on the Olympic Games” appearing in JSM 25(1) January 2011, the author addresses should have been identified in the footnote as Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). We regret the error.

Economic Impact Assessment of Mega-Events in the United Kingdom and Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1044-1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shui Ki Wan ◽  
Haiyan Song
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Infrastructure Investments ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Hosting mega-events is often perceived as a way to stimulate economic growth through tourism. However, the cost of infrastructure investments and promotion may outweigh the benefits generated by the mega-events. Measuring the impact of such events on a hosting country’s economy is not easy, especially as mega-events generally involve many sectors of a destination’s economy. In this study, we adopt a panel data approach to evaluate the impact of the London Olympic Games, Brazil World Cup, and Rio Olympic Games on the economic growth of the respective destinations. Using cross-sectional correlations between countries, we construct scenarios in which the hosting countries did not hold the mega-events and then estimate the time-varying impact of the events on the economy. The developed and developing countries exhibit different results.

The Dynamics of Traveler Destination Awareness and Search for Information Associated with Hosting the Olympic Games

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arch G. Woodside ◽  
Ray Spurr ◽  
Roger March ◽  
Heather Clark
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
International Tourism ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
The Olympic Games

This article proposes a theory of direct and indirect inf luences of the Olympic Games on international tourism behavior and presents test results of the theory using a quasi-experimental research design and visitor exit data (n = 3,875 useable surveys). Key finding: among prior visitors to Australia, the share searching for information nearly doubles (from 30 to 59 per cent) in comparing visitors reporting no change in awareness to substantial increase in awareness of Australia as a vacation destination due to hosting the Olympics. Conclusion: hosting international mega-events may result in substantial increases in activities and expenditures by visitors but such impacts occur through increases in visitors' search for information.

scholarly journals Acesso aeroportuário – elementos básicos para uma análise

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 2357-2372
Author(s):  
Patricia Ingrid de Souza Coelho ◽  
Licinio da Silva Portugal
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
The World ◽  
The Olympic Games

RESUMO O movimento de passageiros nos aeroportos está em crescimento, como consequência principal tem-se: os congestionamentos na rede viária e a deteriorização da qualidade ambiental no seu entorno. Mundialmente, o acesso aeroportuário já é considerado um componente crítico. Os administradores dos principais aeroportos internacionais (Europa e Estados Unidos) trabalham para melhorias neste acesso que é feito basicamente por automóveis. A opção é a implantação do transporte de alta capacidade sustentável. No Brasil, apesar dos investimentos no setor estarem impulsionados pelos dois megaeventos que se aproximam, Copa do Mundo de 2014 e Olimpíadas de 2016, não se observa uma preocupação das autoridades competentes com a acessibilidade a este Pólo Gerador de Viagens. Este artigo aborda a complexidade deste tema e tem como objetivo elencar alguns elementos básicos  para tratar o problema de acessibilidade terrestre no setor aeroportuário, mostrando que a divisão modal com foco nos transportes de alta capacidade é uma alternativa possível na redução dos congestionamentos e dos impactos ambientais desta infraestrutura.   ABSTRACT The passengers movements are growing at the airports. The bottlenecks and the environmental depletion at neighborhood is the main consequence. The access at the airport is already a worldwide problem. Managers of the main international airports (Europe and United States) are working to improve the accessibility and reduce the use of car. The option is the sustainable transport of high capacity. In Brazil, investments in the sector are growing due the two mega-events – the World Cup and the Olympic Games; however, the accessibility is not yet an issue perceived by the authorities. This article approaches the complexity of this theme. The goal is to point some basic indicators to treat the problem of land accessibility in the airport area, and highlights the modal division with focus in the transport of high capacity. This is an alternative possible to reduce the congestion and the environmental impacts caused by this infrastructure.  

scholarly journals Comparing the Urban Impacts of the FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games From 2010 to 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Müller ◽  
Christopher Gaffney
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Urban Impacts ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Urban Project ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Olympic Games

At a cost of often more than US$10 billion, mega-events such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA Men’s World Cup are the single most transformative urban project in many host cities for decades. This article develops an analytical matrix for comparing the impacts of these events on cities and proposes a case survey method to apply this matrix to six recent sports mega-events: the Olympic Games in Vancouver, London, Sochi, and Rio de Janeiro and the FIFA Men’s World Cups in South Africa and Brazil. We find that for the events in our sample, it is not so much the event itself, but the political and economic contexts that most influence impacts. Cities in democracies with more market-led economies experienced fewer adverse impacts and were better able to use the event for urban development than those in less democratic countries with more state-led economies. None of the cities, however, was able to avoid negative impacts.

scholarly journals Impacts of the Olympic Games as mega-events

2004 ◽  
Vol 157 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Malfas ◽  
E. Theodoraki ◽  
B. Houlihan
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
The Olympic Games

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Perspective on Sustainability and Innovation Governmentality: The Case of the Olympic Games as a Mega-Event

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Endrit Kromidha ◽  
Laura J. Spence ◽  
Stephanos Anastasiadis ◽  
Darla Dore
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Innovative Methodology ◽  
Structured Analysis ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
The Olympic Games

The purpose of this research is to analyze how governance is related to sustainability and innovation in mega-events over time by looking at the Olympic Games as a case study. Three main contributions are made to management research and practice. First, Foucauldian governmentality is built upon and enriched with a longitudinal perspective by following the evolution of Visibility, Techne, Episteme, and Identity analytics of governmentality. Second, an innovative methodology based on interviews, a systematic documentary review, and software-assisted thematic auto-coding for a theory-led structured analysis is applied. Third, the theoretical and empirical contribution of this study on the longitudinal aspects of governmentality over different parties and outlets of information could be used to guide practical and strategic decisions for managers and policy makers. In addition to its scholarly importance, this work is needed because mega-events can have a sustainable long-term impact, balancing legacy and innovative change.

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